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rif. 6368977Polity Press . Hardback. New. pp. 308 Polity Press hardcover
1855rif. 394864Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication 1855. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 232pp. Illustrated. Contemporary half morocco gilt and marbled paper covered boards. Leather on the lower 1.5" of the spine lacking contemporary bookplate on front pastedown effaced else a good tight copy. Presbyterian Board of Publication hardcover books
1855rif. 15213Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication 1855. With frontispiece detached but present and 12 plates. Red stamped cloth with gilt title and pictorial on cover and spine exterior slightly soiled corners bumped head of spine frayed. Text is toned but clean. First American edition. This is one of two parts published the other being a description of Western Polynesia. A fine history of Christian missions in the eastern South Pacific about halfway between California and Australia. The work details the historical efforts of missionaries to convert the “savages” and is complete with full-page illustrations of stirring Christian triumph. Presbyterian Board of Publication unknown books
1855rif. 6466Philadelphia. 1855. "In spite of the title this work is concerned with description and travel and relates the history of the Christian missions in Melanesia." - Hill. The frontispiece of.Western Polynesia depicts Captain Cook landing on Eromanga. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Boards and spine moderately faded. Contemporary church library bookplate on front free endpaper of first volume. Occasional foxing and tanning some dampstaining in first volume. Good. HILL 703 another ed. hardcover books
rif. 044805Philadelphia PA: Presbyterian Board of Publication Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth decorated in blind illus./lettered in gilt. Quite worn but essentially intact with fading/soiling to covers rubbed spine extremities and several corners. Foxed endpapers scattered internal soiling and minor dampstaining generally confined to margins not affecting text. xv285 pp. illus. w/ engraved plates. Undated but gift inscription on front flyleaf dated 1860. Presbyterian Board of Publication Hardcover
rif. 15659Presbysterian Board of Publication n.d. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication. n.d.; circa 1855 or 1856. 232 pp. Illustrated. Binding lightly scuffed; gold embossed cover and spine title very bright. Boards show some wear at the spine lightly rubbed and along the edges. Interior is clean and bright save for a small ownership stamp on the second free end paper. All in all a very good copy. Presbysterian Board of Publication hardcover
1855rif. 394864Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication 1855. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 232pp. Illustrated. Contemporary half morocco gilt and marbled paper covered boards. Leather on the lower 1.5" of the spine lacking contemporary bookplate on front pastedown effaced else a good tight copy. Presbyterian Board of Publication hardcover
rif. 76383London Ward and Co. 1856. 8vo 19.8 x 14.2 cm. 595 pp.; two woodcut frontispieces 29 woodcut plates including three maps. Original decorated pictorial blind-stamped and gilt cloth. Light yellow endpapers. All edges gilt. = The sensationalist title should be ignored. The work - written by the English missionary William Gill 1813-1878 not to be confused with another missionary William Wyatt Gill 1828-1896 - deals with zealous attempts to convert habitants of western Polynesia and eastern Polynesia including Penrhyn island Savage Islands Hebrides Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia to Christianity. The chief merit of this work is the description of cultures and customs from before their demise. The description of a meeting with a local man named Tira on the island of Mangaia is particularly moving second volume p. 161. This seems to be the first complete edition consisting of the "third thousand" of the first part on Western Polynesia and the first edition of the second part on Eastern Polynesia. Includes a supplement dealing with the islands and groups still in "heathenism" and "idolatry". Handwritten dedication dated "1856 " on the front free endpaper recto. Tiny bookbinder's label on the rear pastedown Lewis & Sons Gouch Square. Fleet St. London. Boards a bit soiled; covers split at hinges but boards not detached; spine foot and top worn; internally however a very good fresh condition. hardcover
1855rif. 6466Philadelphia. 1855. "In spite of the title this work is concerned with description and travel and relates the history of the Christian missions in Melanesia." - Hill. The frontispiece of.Western Polynesia depicts Captain Cook landing on Eromanga. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Boards and spine moderately faded. Contemporary church library bookplate on front free endpaper of first volume. Occasional foxing and tanning some dampstaining in first volume. Good. HILL 703 another ed. hardcover
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1855rif. 15213Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication 1855. With frontispiece detached but present and 12 plates. Red stamped cloth with gilt title and pictorial on cover and spine exterior slightly soiled corners bumped head of spine frayed. Text is toned but clean. First American edition. This is one of two parts published the other being a description of Western Polynesia. A fine history of Christian missions in the eastern South Pacific about halfway between California and Australia. The work details the historical efforts of missionaries to convert the “savages” and is complete with full-page illustrations of stirring Christian triumph. Presbyterian Board of Publication unknown
1869rif. mon0004057305London: Yates & Alexander 1869. Hardcover. Good. . cover shows minor wear tear rubbing. pages tanned and clean. London: Yates & Alexander hardcover
1869rif. mon0003819839London: Yates & Alexander 1869. Hardcover. Acceptable. . cover detached and shows some wear and tear. pages tanned and clean. London: Yates & Alexander hardcover
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1890rif. 9291890. Lithograph. 255mm by 320mm sheet. From an 1890s photolithographic facsimile of the 1857 original edition of 'Victoria Illustrated' published by Sands and Kenny. 'Victoria Illustrated' is Gill's most famous work and is celebrated for his lively views of Melbourne Geelong and goldfield scenes.A couple of small spots. unknown
1993rif. UMCBGEC00jtmRuwanga Trading 1993. Very Good. McBarnet Gill. Gecko: Hide and Seek. Waipahu Hawaii: Ruwanga Trading 1993. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with gift inscription on front paste-down. Ruwanga Trading hardcover books